Share your document

  1. Select Share.

  2. Set the permissions you want.

  3. Enter the names or email addresses of who to share with.

  4. Add a message (optional).

  5. Select Send.

You have additional options:

  • Select Copy Link to create a link to share in an email.

  • Select Outlook to create a new email with a shareable link in Outlook for the web.

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Share diallog box

Co-edit a document

After you share your document, you can work on it with others at the same time.

  • To see changes in real time, work together in Word for the web.

  • Next to Share, you'll see who is also editing the file.

  • Colored flags show you exactly where each person is working in the document.

Presence flags indicate where multiple authors are working in a document

Add a comment

  • Select Review > New Comment.

    Or, right-click in your document and select New Comment.

    A comment bubble Comment bubble appears in the document where there's a note.

  • Type a comment and select Post.

Comments in Word ribbon

Comments

Reply to, @mention in or delete a comment

  • To reply to a comment, select Reply.

  • To @mention someone in a comment, type @ and someone's name, and choose the name you want.

  • To delete a comment, select Review > Delete.

Comments

Review comments

  • Select Show Comments to display all comments in a document.

  • Select Previous or Next to move between comments.

Comments in Word ribbon

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